Weekday Discharge Lounge RN
McKinney, Texas
As a Registered Nurse for Admission and Discharge, the top priority is delivering exceptional patient-centered care. Medical City McKinney is a trauma center.
Posted Oct 7 · 1 year of experience
- Shift and hours
- Day shift full-time, day shift - no weekends
- Unit and setting
- Discharge Lounge · Hospital Weekday Discharge Lounge RN
- License
- RN license (RN) Registered Nurse
- Term
- Permanent full-time, day shift - no weekendsFull-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Education
- ADN ADN required; Bachelors Degree preferred
- Experience
- 1+ years experience in acute care setting
- Experience
- acute care setting 1+ years experience in acute care setting
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelors Degree
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine servicesComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- BenefitsFree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- BenefitsTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- BenefitsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan
- BenefitsFlexible spending accounts
More benefits (19)
- BenefitsPreferred banking partnerships
- BenefitsRetirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- BenefitsTuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and partnership with Galen College of NursingEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- BenefitsFertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Paid time off
- Paid family leave
- Disability coverage
- 401(k) Plan with match
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan assistance
- Dependent scholarships
- Fertility and family building benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Life insurance
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Obtain nursing assessment history and ensure proper inpatient care unit admission, taking appropriate action when needed
- Day to day
- Complete and facilitate required documentation such as admission and risk assessments, med reconciliation, and discharge paperwork
- Day to day
- Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, and follow-up
- Day to day
- Complete extra discharge documentation, education, and discharge care for special patient populations Completes extra discharge documentation, education, and discharge care for special patient populations, to ensure compliance with core measures for discharge.
- Day to day
- Ensure patients and families receive discharge paperwork, referrals for ongoing care, and educational materials Ensures patients /families/caregivers receive copies of discharge paperwork and any other documentation needed, such as referrals for ongoing care, educational materials, etc.
- Day to day
- Coordinate with House Supervisors and Nursing Administration to prioritize workload and identify need areas Coordinates with House Supervisors/Nursing Administration to prioritize workload and identify greatest need areas to ensure smooth patient transitions.
- Day to day
- Prioritize between low and high-priority activities with time-conscious awareness
- Weekends
- no weekends full-time, day shift - no weekends
- Details
- 285+ bed acute care hospital We are a 285+ bed acute care hospital.
- Details
- Level III Trauma Center Our main campus is a Level III Trauma Center.
The workplace
It has served the community for more than a century, runs a Primary Stroke Center and Stroke Rehabilitation Center, and sits inside the HCA Healthcare / Medical City Healthcare North Texas division. A $50M five-story Medical Plaza recently opened for…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
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On your path
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Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Medical City McKinney, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.
Medical City McKinney
full-time, day shift - no weekends
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Registered Nurse for Admission and Discharge, the top priority is delivering exceptional patient-centered care. They are dedicated to ensuring a seamless and efficient transition for patients coming in and out of acute care hospital settings. Specialized assessment skills help ensure that patients are placed in the appropriate care areas and discharged. We offer education and post-hospitalization care as necessary. Their main focus is advocating for patients, families, and caregivers while embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values. The goal is to give an unmatched patient experience and attain optimal clinical outcomes.
What will you do in this role
- Obtains a nursing assessment history, and ensures proper inpatient care unit admission. Takes appropriate action when needed, such as communicating special circumstances to physicians and/or care team or reporting indications of abuse or neglect.
- Completes and facilitates the completion of required documentation, such as admission assessments, risk assessments, medication reconciliation, discharge paperwork, and post-hospital documentation.
- Teaches patients/families/caregivers about a patient’s medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translates complex medical terminology to ensure complete knowledge.
- Completes extra discharge documentation, education, and discharge care for special patient populations, to ensure compliance with core measures for discharge.
- Ensures patients /families/caregivers receive copies of discharge paperwork and any other documentation needed, such as referrals for ongoing care, educational materials, etc.
- Coordinates with House Supervisors/Nursing Administration to prioritize workload and identify greatest need areas to ensure smooth patient transitions.
- Demonstrates a time-conscious awareness and ability to prioritize. Distinguishes between low and high-priority activities.
What qualifications you will need
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- ADN required; Bachelors Degree preferred
- 1+ years experience in acute care setting
Benefits
Medical City McKinney, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location
Medical City McKinney opened its doors more than 90 years ago. We are a 285+ bed acute care hospital. We serve the residents of McKinney and northern Collin County.
Our main campus is a Level III Trauma Center. We provide emergency services at our main campus and at Medical City ER Stonebridge. We have cardiovascular and neurological services.
We offer general surgery, orthopedics and women's services. Additionally, a Level II neonatal intensive care unit and behavioral health services. Medical City McKinney is a Primary Stroke Center.
We are also a stroke rehabilitation center. We are certified by The Joint Commission for total hip and total knee replacement. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals.
Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcare
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Discharge Lounge RN opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
What's around it?
McKinney, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,901/mo
- Household income
- $124,215/yr, all local households, not nurse pay